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US nonprofit · EIN 411709346 · Minneapolis, MNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 411709346) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Stairstep Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.8m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.1m
$133k liabilities
Net assets
$961k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
6.4y av
Staff
2
100 volunteers
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Keith Elzia
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Stairstep Foundation's network

6 people2 organisationsi6 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Keith Elzia ChairBoard Chair2020
6 yrs
David JohnsonTreasurer2020
6 yrs
James ThomasBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Linda SloanCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Mahmoud El-KatiBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Wilhemenia BucknerBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Alfred Babinton-JohnsonPresident and CEOsince 2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Alfred Babinton-JohnsonPresident and CEO40$92k$24k
Wilhemenia BucknerBoard Member2$0
James ThomasBoard Member2$0
Mahmoud El-KatiBoard Member2$0
Keith ElziaBoard Chair2$0
David JohnsonTreasurer2$0
Linda SloanSecretary2$0

About

Legal name
Stairstep Foundation
EIN
411709346
Address
2115 Plymouth Ave N, Minneapolis, MN, 55411-3750
State
Minnesota
Mission
The Organization's purpose is to reinforce community values, create community building models and to facilitate community building activities by and with others. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P99Z Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1992
Principal officer
Alfred Babington-Johnson (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 1992
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsKeith Elzia
≥6years on the filingsDavid Johnson
≥6years on the filingsJames Thomas
≥6years on the filingsLinda Sloan

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.1m
Total liabilities
$133k
Net assets or fund balances
$961k
Contributions and grants received
$2.8m
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
2
Volunteers
100

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$2.8m$2m$759k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.